Clothes hanger



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CLOTHES HANGE Filed Juiy e, 19:59 2 sheets-sheet 1 -BY 4mm.

Feb. 4, 1941.

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Patented Feb. 4, 1941. l

PATENT; orificel CLOTHES HANGER Leonard G. liirkegaard, Los Angeles., Calif., as i signor to Leonard Hanger Co., Hollywood, Calif.,

a corporation of California Application July s, 1939, serial 4 Claims.-

This invention relates to a trouser hanger and has for its principal object the provision of a neat and efllcient device upon which a pair of cuied trousers can be quickly and easily placed;

which will hold the trousers secure against falling so that they may be hung fromhooks or other suspension devices; and which will act to stretch the trousers to 'maintain them in a smooth pressed condition.

l0 f Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is.

designed for simplicity, economy, and eillciency.

These will become more apparent `from the following description. Y

In the following detailed vention reference is had to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawings and throughout the description.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one -form of the invention partially broken away to show the inner construction. n s

Fig. 2 is a plan `view thereof. -ir Fig. 3 is an end view illustrating,

line, the position of ythetrousers thereon.

Fig. 4 is a detail cross section, taken on the line4-4,Flg.1. l

Fig. 5 is a side'elevation, partially in section, of

a second form ofthe invention,

Fig. 6 illustrates a bracket which may be used with the second form.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of thel second' form with the trousers in place thereon.

The first form of the improved trouser hanger comprises two folded,` sheet metal members Il upturned at their outer extremities to form cuff clips II and at their inner extremities tov form hinge ears 'I2. Due to Athe fact that the member I' 40. l0 is'foided beek uponitseu, there win be twe- Vcui! clips II and two springv vears I2 on each member separated by a slide channel. A pin I4 is riveted or otherwise secured throug .each pair of ears lI2 to hingedly support the exltremlti of an inverted U-shaped, wirev spring.'

' Il, the action of which is to constantly urge the two members III apart. Thetwo members Il are lield'in alignment with each other by means of a guide rod I8 whichslides in the channel between the two sldesthereof. The rod has'upturned extremities I1 which'slide between fthe two walledsides of the mem-bers. It to prevent rotationthereof. l l 1 .It can bereadily seen that the twom'embers Il .Il can 'befox'ced-togetheragainst thesprlng Ildescription of the in- No. 282,988 f and when released, the spring will snap them outward until stopped by the upturned extrem ities Il of the rod I6. Each pair of ears I2 are pressed together 7to form a closed shoulder against which the extremities I'| contact. The spring I5 is preferably formed with a loop I8 for receiving .a suitable hanging hook I9.

In hanging a pair of trousers upon thel device, the two members I0 areplaced against the inner side of one of the trouser legs. They are then 10 drawn toward each other by squeezing the spring I5 in the hand. The two cuil' cli-ps II are then passed upwardly into the cuff on the trouser leg. The other'trouser `leg is then similarly placed on the remaining cui! clips and the spring is re- 1 leased. This allows the two pairs of cuil clips II to expand outwardly in the two cuis on the trousers to stretch them along their press line and securely hold vthem to the hanger. The edges of the cuff. clips are rounded outwardly, as shown aty I3, to position their outer edges on the 'exact center or fold line of the stretched trouser legs.

The trousers can b e easily released by simply grasping the spring' I5 in the hand and squeez- 25 ing it torelease the cui! clips.

If desired, a coat hanger can be easily incorporated withthe device, as shown in broken line at 20 in Fig.1. The coat hanger need consist ofonly a single piece of bent wire, looped to engage `the hook I9 and turned inwardly at its two extremities to slide into the channel in the open ends of the member Il, as illustrated.

The form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 embodies the same princi-ple but is designed as a more permanent fixture. This form comprises a slide rod 2| on the outer extremity of which a piece of sheet metal is folded to form l a pair of outer cuff clips 22. A second piece of sheet metal is similarly folded around the rod 2| to form a pair of inner cufl' clips 28. The inner cui! clips 23 are slidable along the rod 2| and lare constantly urged apart by means of arl expansion spring 24.

` An offset .portion 25 terminating in an end ho'ok 28 is formed in the rod 2I which acts as a stop for the inner cuil clips 23 and also ilts with- `in the folded clips at their fully extended position to maintain them vertical. This offset and hook also serves to ballow a plurality of the de'- vices to be inserted in a bracket vmember 2i by vmeans of which they may be supported from a door, wall or other Asupporting surface. The 'bracket member 26 is formed with a series of openings 2l for receiving the hooked extremities l Qi " 2s of the rods. A plurality of mdencations 29 are also formed in the surface of the bracket member to engage the hooked extremities of the rods to maintain them in parallel relation on'the bracket member. The bracket 26 may be provided with suitable attachment ears 30 by means of' which it can be secured to a supporting surface.

The operation and use of the second form is similar to that of the iirst form. In Fig. 7, the

trousers are illustrated in place upon one of the hangers of the second form. It` will be noted how the turned back edges of the cui! clips follow around the fold in the ends of the trouser legs.

` While a specic form of the improvement has" been described and illustrated herein, it is desired t0 be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed v'and desired secured by Letters Patent is: 1. A trouser hanger comprising: a pair of sheet metal members folded back on themselves to form a channel; a rod extending from the channel of one member into the channel of the other member; spring means for. constantly urging saidv members outwardly on said rod; a pair of sepa- 'rated' upturned portions on each member `ior entering the cuirs of a pair of trousers at eachv side of said hanger; and upturned extremities on said rodl positioned to engage said members to limit their outward movement.

2. A trouser hanger comprising: guide rod;

. a slidable member on each extremity of the guide rod; a pair of separated, upturned cui clips formed on each of said slide members for entering the cuisV of a pair oi trousers at each side of said hanger; `spring means for urging said members outwardly on said rod; and an outwardly turned vertical edge 0n each of said cui clips for following the contour of said cuffs.

3. A trouser hangerl comprising: a pair "of open-topped channel members having upwardly extending side walls defining a slide channel; 'a straight guidev rod extending from the slide channel of one member into the slide channel of thev other member to -maintain said members in alignment with each. other; pivot means extending between the side walls of each member adjacent its inner extremity; an inverted U-shaped spring pivotally connected at its extremities to the pivot means in the respective members and acting to normally urge said members apart; and a trouser cuff-engaging clip extending upwardly from each side wall on the outer extremity of each member, the clips at each extremity being separated s0 that a trouser leg may be supported by its cuil at each side of said guide rod.

yll. A trouser hanger comprising: a pair of, i. open-topped channel members having upwardly extending side walls dening a slide channel; a straight guide rod extending from the slide channel of one member into the slide channel of the other member to maintain said members in alignment with each other; pivot means extending between the side walls of each member adjacent its inner extremity; `an inverted AU-shaped l spring pivotally connected at its extremities to the pivot y means in .the respective members and acting to normally urge said members apart; and a trouser cuff-engaging clipextending upwardly from each side wall on the outer extremity 0f each member, the clips at each extremity being separated so that a trouser leg may be supported by its cuil at each side of said guide rod; and an up-turned end on each extremity of said guide rod, said latter ends being positioned between the upwardly extending side walls of each channel'member to prevent relative rotation between said latter members and said guide rod, said side walls being contracted adjacent their inner extremities to prevent withdrawal of said upturned ends.

LEONARD G. KIRKEGAARD. 

